New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-17
NETWORK CITY.


the lecture was delugcd with question about the
now tongue.
The new officers Of the Musical Mutual Protective As
ISOLATION are President Alexander Brcmer' 81 Cap
pas band and now first horn In the National opera
.Iarry% O'RenIy of the ooh Regiment band JACOB
Mal'och. treasurer. and william Clement, chuinldl
of the executive board
Arthur Hail. in Harlem. hardly large enough TO
hold the crowd that filled It last night, on the occasion
of the annual tea party OF the Unity Congregational
Society. II was given under the management OF the
Ladies' Aid Society of the church, and was success
In every particular.
Thousands viewed the body of the Rev Father
Riordan Yesterday I'm St. Bcinarfs Roman Catholic
Church in West Fourteenh-st In the evening u "as
removed To ST. Patrick Cathedral in Fifth ave- where
this morning pontifcal requiem mass VIII DC ceie'
brated, after which The burial VIII take pdVc'
In response to a petition of the members of the
Cotton Exchange the Board of Managers has ordered
a meeting for Tuesday to discuss the question OF
making December 81 full holiday. The mcmDers
of the Produce EXchangc have asked inc bOau u @A
Dcccmbcr "a a fun holiday
Eugene Macdonald of No 2S Lafayette place. wrote
to the Mayor yesterday asking him to use his lhriu
ence with tie Board of Estimate to omit the annual ap
nropriation of 10000 for the Museum of Natural
History and the Metropolitan Museum. unless me
managers would agree to open theni on oui T, ha
Ma, or has written him In reply That the boaru h"S
no choice in the matter
W. H. Goodyear, of the Metropolitan Museum OF
Cooper Institute at O'Clock this evening
The Maltscr, Union No. l of this city and vicinity
was incororatcd yesterday. The trustees are Joseph
A. wnccy, nenry Fresh, Nckolaus Rcgei, Eugene
Eppe and Peter Schneider.
Mrs Emene Jones. formerly cook of the Carton
Club. dnies that the club owes ler any money 4o'
wages.
Dr Wood delivered another of his series of Friday
,ternoon lectures at the University of the CAy at
New-York yesterday. His subject was roman oman IA
lriOts and Roman character WHICH lo hi19''"''
with prOfusiOn OF engravlhGs.
Thomas. George and benjamin Wilson pleaded guilty
yesterday to charges If gambling, aud were se'enccu
10 pay S25 each
Catherine Eckhard and Fran7iska lHtsch accused OF
practising medicine without having registered plcadeu
guilty yesterday before Judge GiderslecVe ana were
SENTENCED to pay fine OF so each
The funeral of Hugh Herman took place yesterday
In st. Agness Church in East Forty third st., requiem
mass bcinc celebrated by the Rev. Father Fnrely.
The burial was in Calvary Cemetery
Tho Irish Rev. lutiouary Brotherhood at their meet
Ing last evening elected the following officers l. j.
Howe president NJ Lane. vice president f. r. p, ST.
Clair core~ bonding secretary; Thomas obHch, IMAM
cia secret ary and Joseph keey, treasurer
Iobn Henry Parnen, brother of the Irish Leader.
has inst reiunei from prolonged visit to Ireland
He said I'm reference his brothers health ~ you
had seen Charlie jumping ne GIch hfn sick ''A'o"
dinner to a dozen friends Last evening at sutherland F..
Amony those urcscnt were :. ". Kncyals his partner,
! W Perry. F. J. Kramer, John r. IOtt', Dd"''!
Phelps and L. ii Benn.
The New York Founding Asylum at sIX'yeishih.
St and Third ave- IS making preparations for Christmas
auoue the clTdIen under II, care II request tho
friend. a. The ASYLUM to remember those who have no
parents and friend, to think Of them on III occasion
There are alo in the institution number oi ae-i
tUfe women who have 10 be provided for on '.isi'-'
Eofd nd CID III
Conrad Krctb YESTERDAY caused the arrest Of william
leonard Smith on a suit for 81, 800 damages for the
loss of his d,uchtcr I.cnas services. smith wa
sent to Ludlow street Jail
The Poicc Commissioners yesterday decided 10 make
the captains and sergeant, the force helmets OF
a peculiar pattern. instead Of caps. The orlr j.
lnuly 20 cause much disgust among The captain
who favor the caps.
The police were asked yesterday TO search for a
"fox tonicr pup. four months old large fer hl7 age
black hair On head. body white. large black spot on
looy near tail. and tail long ana White. t 4 i1
been lot or stolen tom No y Fifth ave The do3
belongS 10 Genera Daniel +. siches
BRookLYy
jose. Newton. lawyer, Of 30. 3O7 Manhattan
was sent 10 the lcntenuaY for SIX moo n'n,
yesterday, ~ Police Justice NAehcr, for attempting
to ki nap his child age two from tie house at "i''i
ad I!uubo DIT SIS. where Mrs.. Newton has Ned since
she SCI aratei fr.Io her husband eight months ago
The Board % EducacOn Invest ga'inc Committee
has requested Foster L. Haoku- to present evidence
leflre it on Monday In support Of his charges that
certain teachers were told tley could secure "tpghi
rents I'm the SCI Ocls by giving one laird Of then
saa1es for tire first to the committee Of members
OF the Board In charge o. tie srhoOs.
Daniel Mullen fourd guilty In the Court Of
Sessions yesterday Of mar-augh or IN the first degree
for stsb5!ns his cousin Michael Mullen at CHRISTENING
party on july 81.
HUMANE METHODS OF KILLING PEOPLE,
The commission appointed By the legislature of lao
report the most humane method Of capital punish
hent, has about OmIicted its laJors. II consists "i
Ebrldso I. Gerry, Of thi, city, Matthew Hale. Of Al
bany and DR. Southwlci., of Buffalo The time orlg
nay SET for the report during the session Of u"
la, legislature. MI Corrys absence IA Europe maio
tho post Yonc:ncrt necessary. Tho exact method
which tho committee has determined on Is not known.
but has reached unanimous dCcon. and it IS under
stood that it favOrs tho Of electricity. Mr. Hat
has stated his preference for electricity. Dr. South
wick has been engaged OH experiments which sho" to
his mind .t death from electricity IS absolutely pam
less, aud oLyiatcs muscular contortiom
Mr. Gerry aid yesterday that he was not ready YET
to say anything definite on the committees report
"The committee has not yet met IN conference over g.,
report Sald Mr. Gerry, but soon a. each member
has completed the work assigned him, We SHAH meet,
We have until January p, believe, To feI%r we
are reluIed 10 'epa,t D 80 , fi"
Mr.. Gerry declined 10 say What method "ouid be y,
commended hut as Mr. Hale now favOrs electricity
and tho report IS TO be unanimous the conclusion IS
obvious.
c. W. CHAPINS NEW SCHOONER, lANP1
The latest achievement Of 4. Carey Smith the de-
signer, who IS represented in the NcwYork Yacht
Club by twelve vessels, IS the schooner Nlmpa owned
by c. W. Chaplin, the president Of the Ncw-lIaycn
Trans pOrtatiOn Company The Tampa IS now lying al
her dock in Poiions shlpyard, BrOohlyn, and IS get
ting ready for her maiden trip to the West Indies ior
which dcsi>ation her and his family VIII prob
ably weigh anchor at the beginning Of next month
The Yampa at first sight !mprcsscs one as stanch,
soa- going vessel OrnancutatiOn seems to have been